From: Theo T. <tj....@ph...> - 2009-02-02 17:42:24
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Perhaps someone in the Gramps community can help? I've just tried to download some IGI data from the FamilySearch.org website. My downloads are managed by Flashgot in Firefox. The default downloaded document on my Desktop is html generated by Microsoft FrontPage 4.0 and ends: <p>Your access to FamilySearch.org has been interrupted.</p> <p>The interruption is usually caused by software programs or older versions of software programs that are not supported by FamilySearch.org. </p> Ancestry Help indicates that gedcom 5 is the format of the download. In my LinuxMint 5 system the command / $ locate gedcom produced results including /usr/share/gramps/data/gedcom.xml and /usr/share/mime/application/x-gedcom.xml both of which I can find - neither shows its version in Properties. Gramps is the latest version 3.0.1 and I expect that it includes the latest gedcom. Neither gedcom nor x-gedcom appears in Synaptic. Yours hopefully, - Theo Tulley. tj....@ph... <p>Please contact your software provider to obtain the latest version.</p> |
From: Theo T. <tj....@ph...> - 2009-02-02 22:22:46
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Thanks Benny. The question is about failure to download the gedcom - not really a Gramps problem. I get the impression that Ancestry is generally reluctant to accept Open Source software- wondered whether other Gramps users have similar experiences. Theo Benny Malengier wrote: > > Not sure of your question. > > If you think it is gedcom, then create a family tree in GRAMPS, go to > File--> import and select the gedcom file to have GRAMPS read it. > > Benny > > 2009/2/2 Theo Tulley <tj....@ph... > <mailto:tj....@ph...>> > > Perhaps someone in the Gramps community can help? > > I've just tried to download some IGI data from the FamilySearch.org > website. My downloads are managed by Flashgot in Firefox. > The default downloaded document on my Desktop is html generated by > Microsoft FrontPage 4.0 and ends: > <p>Your access to FamilySearch.org has been interrupted.</p> > > <p>The interruption is usually caused by software > programs > or older versions of software programs that are not supported by > FamilySearch.org. </p> > > Ancestry Help indicates that gedcom 5 is the format of the download. > > In my LinuxMint 5 system the command / $ locate gedcom produced > results > including > /usr/share/gramps/data/gedcom.xml > and > /usr/share/mime/application/x-gedcom.xml > both of which I can find - neither shows its version in Properties. > > Gramps is the latest version 3.0.1 and I expect that it includes the > latest gedcom. > > Neither gedcom nor x-gedcom appears in Synaptic. > > Yours hopefully, - > > Theo Tulley. > tj....@ph... <mailto:tj....@ph...> > > > > > <p>Please contact your software provider to obtain the > latest version.</p> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > <mailto:Gra...@li...> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > > |
From: Benny M. <ben...@gm...> - 2009-02-02 22:27:38
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Not sure of your question. If you think it is gedcom, then create a family tree in GRAMPS, go to File--> import and select the gedcom file to have GRAMPS read it. Benny 2009/2/2 Theo Tulley <tj....@ph...> > Perhaps someone in the Gramps community can help? > > I've just tried to download some IGI data from the FamilySearch.org > website. My downloads are managed by Flashgot in Firefox. > The default downloaded document on my Desktop is html generated by > Microsoft FrontPage 4.0 and ends: > <p>Your access to FamilySearch.org has been interrupted.</p> > > <p>The interruption is usually caused by software programs > or older versions of software programs that are not supported by > FamilySearch.org. </p> > > Ancestry Help indicates that gedcom 5 is the format of the download. > > In my LinuxMint 5 system the command / $ locate gedcom produced results > including > /usr/share/gramps/data/gedcom.xml > and > /usr/share/mime/application/x-gedcom.xml > both of which I can find - neither shows its version in Properties. > > Gramps is the latest version 3.0.1 and I expect that it includes the > latest gedcom. > > Neither gedcom nor x-gedcom appears in Synaptic. > > Yours hopefully, - > > Theo Tulley. > tj....@ph... > > > > > <p>Please contact your software provider to obtain the > latest version.</p> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > |
From: Billie E. W. <bil...@sw...> - 2009-02-02 22:37:06
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Theo Tulley wrote: > Perhaps someone in the Gramps community can help? > > I've just tried to download some IGI data from the FamilySearch.org > website. My downloads are managed by Flashgot in Firefox. > The default downloaded document on my Desktop is html generated by > Microsoft FrontPage 4.0 and ends: > <p>Your access to FamilySearch.org has been interrupted.</p> > > <p>The interruption is usually caused by software programs > or older versions of software programs that are not supported by > FamilySearch.org. </p> > > Ancestry Help indicates that gedcom 5 is the format of the download. > > In my LinuxMint 5 system the command / $ locate gedcom produced results > including > /usr/share/gramps/data/gedcom.xml > and > /usr/share/mime/application/x-gedcom.xml > both of which I can find - neither shows its version in Properties. > > Gramps is the latest version 3.0.1 and I expect that it includes the > latest gedcom. > > Neither gedcom nor x-gedcom appears in Synaptic. > > Yours hopefully, - > > Theo Tulley. > tj....@ph... > If your trying to find the gedcom file you downloaded search for the file extension, "ged" [ without the quotes of course ] |
From: Benny M. <ben...@gm...> - 2009-02-03 08:14:35
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Theo, see http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_from_another_program#Ancestry.com There is mention of a pl file there, no idea who wrote that though or what it is. Please update the wiki if you have more info on how to go about it :-) Benny |
From: Theo T. <tj....@ph...> - 2009-02-03 12:06:12
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Thanks again Benny (and also Billie) - The article is about importing gedcom. My problem is that gedcom failed to download - instead I received an html document saying why - quoted in my original post. Downloads always arrive on Desktop via FlashGot add-on in Firefox. Benny Malengier wrote: > Theo, > > see > http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_from_another_program#Ancestry.com > > There is mention of a pl file there, no idea who wrote that though or > what it is. > Please update the wiki if you have more info on how to go about it :-) > > Benny |
From: Stéphane C. <ste...@gm...> - 2009-02-03 17:02:27
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> The article is about importing gedcom. My problem is that gedcom failed > to download - instead I received an html document saying why - quoted in > my original post. Downloads always arrive on Desktop via FlashGot add-on > in Firefox. You cannot expect GRAMPS users and developers to know why you cannot download a gedcom file from a 3rd-party web site that has nothing to do with GRAMPS. My suggestion is you contact the web site in question. Stéphane |
From: Theo T. <tj....@ph...> - 2009-02-03 18:03:35
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Sorry - I said originally that this isn't actually a Gramps question - but Gramps users are genealogists and I thought it likely that some will have run into this or similar problems, as well as having developers' skills. Of course I have contacted Ancestry but they don't approach such requests with much sympathy - as far as they are concerned, it's up to users to install appropriate software. They are not interested in the urge to promote Open-Source software. They don't even list Firefox as a recognised browser. Yours sincerely, Theo Tulley. tj....@ph... SFHG Member No: 11619 Stéphane Charette wrote: > You cannot expect GRAMPS users and developers to know why you cannot > download a gedcom file from a 3rd-party web site that has nothing to > do with GRAMPS. > > My suggestion is you contact the web site in question. |
From: Benny M. <ben...@gm...> - 2009-02-03 20:41:10
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Try to download from a friends windows computer Benny 2009/2/3 Theo Tulley <tj....@ph...> > Sorry - I said originally that this isn't actually a Gramps question - > but Gramps users are genealogists and I thought it likely that some will > have run into this or similar problems, as well as having developers' > skills. > > Of course I have contacted Ancestry but they don't approach such > requests with much sympathy - as far as they are concerned, it's up to > users to install appropriate software. They are not interested in the > urge to promote Open-Source software. They don't even list Firefox as a > recognised browser. > Yours sincerely, > > Theo Tulley. > tj....@ph... > SFHG Member No: 11619 > > Stéphane Charette wrote: > > You cannot expect GRAMPS users and developers to know why you cannot > > download a gedcom file from a 3rd-party web site that has nothing to > > do with GRAMPS. > > > > My suggestion is you contact the web site in question. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with > Adobe(R)AIR(TM) > software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code > to > build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of > local > resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK > and > Ajax docs to start building applications today- > http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > |
From: Theo T. <tj....@ph...> - 2009-02-06 18:05:39
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Thanks Tony: Ancestry came back to me with the same advice - I disabled the Flashgot add-on and the download was successful. This however is quite a blow to my confidence in Open Source software generally - I thought it was always reliable. Yours sincerely, Theo Tulley. tj....@ph... <mailto:tj....@ph...> SFHG Member No: 11619 Tony Gordon wrote: > Theo > > I have downloaded Gedcom files from the RootsWeb and FamilySearch site > without any difficulty using Firefox without any add-ons on an Ubuntu > system (on which LinuxMint is based). I suspect that there may be a > problem with your add-on. Try removing it and allowing Firefox to > manage the download. > > Regards > Tony > <Snip> |